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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Hey, everyone!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>I have a 3-day pass to WonderCon this Fri, Sat & Sun
that we can’t now use (my brother who was going to be visiting came down
with the flu).<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><a href="http://www.comic-con.org/wc/wc_prog.shtml">http://www.comic-con.org/wc/wc_prog.shtml</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>It’s a fun convention of comics, scifi, fantasy &
video games. We went last year and saw some cool presentations from Pixar and
some movie studios as well as perused the many vendors and enjoyed the general spectacle
(full-size dalek, multiple batmen, stormtroopers, David Duchovny [sigh],
Gillian Anderson). I even got my picture taken with Gumby (see my facebook
profile). It’s a great entree for the novice into the world of cons
because it is filled with hipster comic people as well as dedicated sci fi
geeks, families, and gamers.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>This year’s highlights include: a presentation of the
Watchmen and the new Star Trek movies; celebs like Mark Hamill and Carrie
Fisher (sans light saber and hair buns, respectively); local author Michael
Chabon talking about his comic-related novel “The Amazing Adventures of
Kavalier and Clay”; there’s the have-to-see-it-to-believe-it
Masquerade Ball on Saturday from 8:30pm to 11:30pm, giving you time to then
take your award-winning costume to Deep’s party (for you Social-Listers);
and if you missed it at the Parkway Theater a couple years ago, Buffy the
Musical – perhaps the finest, funniest and most ingenious episode ever to
come out of the Buffy-verse, complete with Rocky Horror-style audience
participation – will end the convention on Sunday.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>See the link above for the full programming schedule.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>I think I have to give you the physical printout, so we’d
have to do a handoff. I am in Oakland. We will probably be going to the con on
Sat. if you wanted to meet then to get the pass for weekend usage. If you want
to go on Friday as well, we’ll have to coordinate an earlier meeting. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>The pass cost us $30. For $15, the wonder of WonderCon can
be yours. Or, if you’re interested and don’t have the dough right
now, let me know and if no-one buys it, you can have it.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Thanks,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Erin<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=1 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
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